Vanilla Ice Cream III

This recipe was really simple and easy. To bad my ice cream maker broke before it had a chance to churn. I did it by hand. I like that it's got 1/3 the calories of store bought and doesn't skimp on flavor. I will definitely try this again when I get my ice cream maker fixed and I think I'm going to use some heavy cream or half and half along with the regular milk to make a slightly creamier ice cream. I know that will increase the calories per serving. I will also look for the fat free evaporated and condensed milk instead of the full fat versions I used this time. I will also play with optional ingredients and put some whole blueberries and coconut in the vanilla and maybe some chips or nuts in the chocolate. It'll be fun to play with this recipe. Because my ice cream maker was out of comission I had to mix by hand. When the batter went into the freezer, I had to take it out every couple of hours to mix it and put it back in to prevent crystals from forming.

This recipe was really simple and easy. To bad my ice cream maker broke before it had a chance to churn. I did it by hand. I like that it's got 1/3 the calories of store bought and doesn't skimp on flavor. I will definitely try this again when I get my ice cream maker fixed and I think I'm going to use some heavy cream or half and half along with the regular milk to make a slightly creamier ice cream. I know that will increase the calories per serving. I will also look for the fat free evaporated and condensed milk instead of the full fat versions I used this time. I will also play with optional ingredients and put some whole blueberries and coconut in the vanilla and maybe some chips or nuts in the chocolate. It'll be fun to play with this recipe. Because my ice cream maker was out of comission I had to mix by hand. When the batter went into the freezer, I had to take it out every couple of hours to mix it and put it back in to prevent crystals from forming.

FANTASTIC!!! A few important things to note: check your ice cream maker as this recipe makes a lot of ice cream. I cut the recipe in half and it was still too much for our maker. I made the mix in a pitcher and just poured the appropriate amount in the mixer, leaving the rest in the pitcher to make another small batch later. Second, I used 2/3 heavy cream and 1/3 2% milk. Other reviewers mentioned they had ice crystals, but I did not have that problem. Right out of the ice cream maker, it was a bit like soft serve so I put the canister in the freezer for a few hours and wound up with some amazingly creamy and delicious ice cream! I also threw a small handful of chocolate chips in during the last 5 minutes of mixing, but I think miniature chips would be better. This is now my go-to vanilla ice cream recipe! YUMMY!!!